Above, mock disaster evacuees got into a helicopter for a flight to a local hospital. RIMPAC participants and volunteers took part Thursday in training where volunteers portrayed wounded patients. At ...

The first disaster addressed by the local CERT was an ice storm in 2005 that shut off power, blew down trees and iced over most of Richland County. "People said it reminded them of a war zone," ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, in partnership with the Consortium for Humanitarian Service and Education recently announced the successful ...

Pilots with California Disaster Airlift Response Teams are preparing for a simulated emergency response exercise — practice for critical flights to people and supplies around disasters such as ...

More than three dozen agencies were supporting the drill including Volusia County Emergency Management. Airport officials said any disaster at Daytona International would require a large response.

The Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency put a giant cooperative effort to the test with local, state, and federal crews to practice responding to major disasters. The crews, which were ...

Hawaiʻi County invites residents to become disaster-ready by attending one of several upcoming free community emergency ...

Northwest Missouri State University invites community members to participate in an emergency and disaster response training. Northwest's Emergency and Disaster Management program in Maryville, ...

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